diff --git a/sal_interfaces/Script/Script_Events.xml b/sal_interfaces/Script/Script_Events.xml
index 9987aaf7f..5adb4fd02 100644
--- a/sal_interfaces/Script/Script_Events.xml
+++ b/sal_interfaces/Script/Script_Events.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@
     <Enumeration>MetadataDome_Closed,MetadataDome_Open,MetadataDome_Either</Enumeration>
 
 <!--Subset of standard CSC events (Script is not a CSC, but use what might be useful)-->
+<SALEvent>
+    <Subsystem>Script</Subsystem>
+    <Version>1.0.0</Version>
+    <Author></Author>
+    <EFDB_Topic>Script_logevent_heartbeat</EFDB_Topic>
+    <Alias>heartbeat</Alias>
+    <Description>Standard heartbeat event.</Description>
+    <item>
+        <EFDB_Name>heartbeat</EFDB_Name>
+        <Description>This field is ignored.</Description>
+        <IDL_Type>boolean</IDL_Type>
+        <Units>unitless</Units>
+        <Count>1</Count>
+    </item>
+</SALEvent>
 <!--End subset of standard CSC events-->
 
 <SALEvent>